"Paul Kierstead" wrote in message
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In article , "George" george@least
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in (4) the tailstock live center will not line up with the old point.
Now the tail stock has some play (it is not an exact fit between the
ways), but even the play is not enough to make line up. In my mind, this
would indicate the head is not parallel to the ways; how would one go
about fixing this? Of course the chuck could be bad too, but it is much
much better built then the lathe.

PK
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Paul,
Don't discount the chuck too readily. The jaws are supposed to go on in a
certain sequence. If it's new, there's a possibility that the thing wasn't
properly set up at the factory. Check on that before going any farther.

Ken Moon
Webberville, TX